Coloring-machine.



PATENTED JUNE 5, 1906.

C. L. BURDIGK.

GOLORING MACHINE.

APPLICATION IILBD NOV.10, 1904.

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C. L. BURDICK. GOLORING MACHINE.

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G. L. BURDIGK.

GOLORING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED Nov.1o, 1904.

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Application file-.i November 10, 1904. Serial No. 232,129.

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES L. BURDICK, 4a* citizen of the United States, residin at London, in the county of Middlesex,

- improvement in Coloring-Machines, (Case f No. 4,)'0f which the following is a full, Clear,

concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this s ecification'.

My invention re ates to painting and c oloring machinery; and its object is to provide a machine of improved construction and desi n for putting color or laze, or both, on ti es, porcelain, lass, eart enware, or other articles and whic may also be used for coloring or painting such articles as Wood blocks, cards, and the like, the object being to secure greater rapidity than has heretofore been obtained. To accomplish this, l provide a machine with means for carrying the objects to be colored into the held of sprayers, which direct their spray against the object, and l also provide means for rotating or spinning the object while in the field of the sprayers. The object to be colored may be carried through several of such sprayer-iields until the desired color or paint is ap lied thereto.

My invention will be etter understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a plan view of a machine;

Fig. 2, a vertical cross-sectional view thereof, taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, an enlarged sectional view, taken on line2 2 of Fig. 1, of the spinning-table mechanism; Fig. 4,v a side view of trip-lever mechanism for releasing the spinning tables; and Fig. 5, a plan view of a modified construction of the machine adapted for painting or coloring wood blocks, cards, tiles, or the like.

Like characters of reference refer to like parts throughout the various figures.

A supportin -framework 1 supports a vertical shaft 2, wxich is carried in a lower stepbearing 3 and in an upper guide-bearing 4. A circular table 5 is rigidly supported from the shaft 2 in any convenient manner and is shown as being clamped to the shaft between a shoulder 6 and a threaded flange 7, engagin the threaded portion 8 of the shaft. A be t-wheel 8 is secured to the shaft at any convenient part thereof, and by means of a belt 9 the shaft, with the circular table, may

be driven from any motive source. The

ng- 5 land, have invented a certain new and luseful uniformity in the work and greatertable is provided near its periphery with an annular groove or channel 10, and a rim or liange 11 surrounds the Vperi heral edge of the table. Within this annu ar channel the spinning apparatus is placed, this apparatus consisting of a rectangular base 12, provided With a central spindle 13 anda second spin dle .14. A circular spinning table 15 is piv oted over the'spindle 13, andthe hub 16 of this spinning table is engaged by a pinion 17, pivoted on the spindle 14, this pinion having -engagement with the inner face of the iliange or rim 11. Thus upon relativel movement between the base 112 and the table 5 rotary motion will be transmitted to the spinning table 15 and to the object thereon, such as a vase 17. The hub 16, the pinion 17, and the iiange 11 may be providedwith. ear-teeth or may be provided with frictiona surfaces, being shown provided with a layer 18 of some frictional substance, which may be leather o r rubber.

'To prevent movement of the spinning-table bases at fixed positions about the machine, l provide trip-levers 1.9. These triplevers are ill-shaped and are pivoted to uprights or standards 20 20, which standards may be extensions of the legs 21 21 for supporting the machine. One limb of the levers is disposed over the rotating table and normally in the path of posts 23, extending from each of the rectangular bases 12. The other end 24 of the levers is disposed below the circular table 5 and in the path of camlugs 25, which may be secured to the under side of `thetable 5.v A spring 26 for each lever normally tends to maintain the limb 22 in the path of the posts 23 and the limb 24 in the path of the cam-lugs 25. As a base 12, carrying a spinning table, passes into position before a trip-lever it will come to rest upon the post 23vthe'reof, engaging the limb 22 of the trip-lever. The circular table 5, however, continues its motion, and this motion is transmitted., through the friction-pinion,17, to the table 15, causing rotation or spinning thereof. As a cam-lug 25 now ap- Eroaches the trip-lever it will, engage the 'mb 24 of the lever to cause oscillation of the lever to raise the locking-limb 22 from the path of the post 23, and the member 12, with its spinning table, will be released, and upon such release the base 12 will be carried with the table 5, and there being no relative movement between the two rotation of the spinning table 15 will'cease. After passage ico thereby of the cam-lug 25 the triplever Will assume its normal posltion in the path of the about table 5.

posts 23, and the next spinning apparatus will be held in position in the same manner as the s inning mechanism ust released. Any num er of trip-lever mechanisms and correspondin positions of spinning of the objects carried Iiy the tables may be provided Near each of vthese spinning positions I provide one or more sprayers 28, which may be positioned to direct their spray to any part of the object carried by the spinning tables. Some of these s rayers may be conveniently mounted on t e standards above the corresponding trip-lever mechanism, and other sprayers may be mounted v in other positions--for instance, on support- Sprayers are ing-rods 27. These sprayers may be 'of any construction, and the sprayers shown consist of a body portion 28, from which extend valve-stems 29, Which terminate in valves for controlling the outlet of the sprayer. Tanks 30, containing the coloring fluid, may be mounted on the machine in any position, and the coloring-matter maybe conducted by pipes or hose 31 to the various sprayers, While pipes or hose 32 may be connected with a source of compressed air. These 1preferably all controlled to emit spray only W en the object to be colored is in the proper position in the iield of the sprayerthat is, when the trip-levers hold the bases 12 in position and the spinning table is actuated. This control of the sprayers I accomplish automatically, and each sprayer is provided With a valve-arm 33, pivoted at one end to an extension 34 from the sprayerbody and at its other end engaging a camsurface. The lever at an intermediate point has adjustable engagement With the valvestem 29 of the sprayer, and the object of the cam is to actuate the valve-arm to cause the sprayer to emit coloring-matter only vvhen t e object to be -treated is inthe proper position. The cams for actuating the valvearms are shown in the shape of strips or Wires 34 34 laid in annular grooves 35 35, these strips or Wires being preferably tapered at their ends to allow ready engagement therewith of the endsI of the valve-arms, which are preferably rovided With cam-rollers 36, as shown. T e length of these camstri sand their position in the ygrooves are suc that the corresponding valve-lever is raised when the s inning mechanism comes into position Within the field of the sprayers and 1s released to close the s rayersas the spinning mechanism leaves tlIi) sprayers. j

The-cam strips or Wires may be sprung into the grooves, which Will securely hold them therein, or they may primarily be bent into the ropershape and secured to the surface of tfie table 5.

To prevent accumulation of coloring-mat'- e field of the jects are successively moved along' the trough,

ter which fiies from the sprayers and which is not applied to the object to be colored, I provide a housing 37 about thesprayers, surrounding each position, through which housing the vase or other object to be colored passes. These housings may be secured in any convenient manner to the machineframe, and a fan 38 may be connected with the housing for withdrawing and conveying therefrom the loose particles of coloring-mat# ter.

It will readily be seen that any number of painting positions may lbe provided about the table 5, and thus one object carried from one definite coloring operation on to another before' being finished and removed from the table. The sprayers of the different positions may also be limited to deposit their spray on different parts of the object, being, as before described, maintained a certain length of time Within each field of sprayers and caused to be rotated only when within said fields.

The form of machine just deseribed is best adapted for coloring or painting objects such as vases or the like, While in Fig. 5 I have shown a modified construction and arrangement more suitably adapted for the coloring of fiat objects, such as Wood blocks, cards, and the like. For coloring such objects a spinning table is not necessary and the different coloring effects can be readily' accomplished by a suitable disposition and direction of the spra ers. The outer rim or flange 11 may be omltted fromthis construction and the table 5, posts 39 39, against which the objects 40 to be colored are placed. Each sprayer is here also provided With a valve-arm 33, adapted to be en aged by actuatin -cams 34, so arranged t at the correspon ing sprayers are actuated only when an object to be colored passes through the coloring-field. Each set of cams is therefore placed radially opposite a corresponding position of the object on the table. I provide automatic means for collecting the colored and finished objects from the table and for conveying[ them from the machine to a receptacle. therefore provide a chute or guide-trou h 41, Whose end 42 is disposed against the ta le in a position to receive the objects thereon after having been colored. A circular slot 43 is provided in the trough through which slot may pass the posts 39, these posts serving to push the card engaged thereby along the trough, as shown, each succeeding object engaging the object last received on the trough, and thus the obfrom which they fall to a conveyer-belt 44, Which carries them to a receptacle 45. In this construction also the sprayers may be surrounded by housings connected with fans for removing the surplus coloring-matter.

I thus provide an improved machine which provided with legs or' ICO ICS

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I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent- 1. in a machine for applying coloring-matter to objects, the combination With a rotating table for carrying objects to be treated, of

sprayers disposed about the table to direct coloring-matter to the objects as they are carried through the sprayer-fields by saidrotating table, automatic means for allowing application of coloring-matter only When the objects are in the fields of the sprayers, and means for rapidly rotating the objects When in the sprayer-fields.

2. In a machine for applying coloring-matter to objects, the combination with a main supporting-table, of smaller tables pivoted thereon for holding objects to be colored, sprayers disposed about said main supporting-tablesaid main supporting-table being movable .to carry the objects on the smaller tables into the fields of the sprayers, means for causing rotation of the smaller tables when the objects thereon are in the sprayerfield, and means Jfor causing actuation of said sprayers only when the objects are in the fields thereof.

3.y ln a machine for applying coloring-matter to objects, the combination With a rotating main supporting-table, of sprayers disposedabout said main table, smaller tables mounted on said main table for holding objects to be colored and normally adapted to travel With said main supporting-table, whereby the objects thereon are carried into the fields of the sprayers, and means for preventing said smaller tablcs from traveling with the main supporting-table When the objects are in the fields ofthe sprayers.

4., in a machine for applying coloring-matter to objects, the combination With a rotating main supporting-table, of sprayers disposed about said main table, smaller tables mounted on said main table for holding objects to be colored and normally adapted to travel With-said main supporting-table Whereby .the objects thereon are carried into the elds of the sprayers, means for preventing said smaller tables from traveling With the main supporting-table when the objects are in the fields of the sprayers, and means for causing said sprayers to be actuated only When the obj ects are in their fields.

5. In a machine for applying coloring-matter to objects, the combination with amain supporting-table, of sprayers for directing coloring-matter disposed about said table, smaller tables mounted on said main table for holding the objects to be colored, means for causing rotation of said main supportingtable to carry the objects into the fields of the sprayers, said smaller tables being normally adapted to travel With said main table, means for preventing said smaller tables from traveling with said main table When said objects are in the fields of said sprayers, and means associated with said smaller tables and said main supporting-table Jfor causing said smaller tables to rotate When they are prfented from traveling with said main ta e.

6. in a machine for a plying coloring-matter to objects, the com mation With a main supportin rotatable table, of sprayers for directing co oring-matter disposed about said main table, smaller tables mounted on said main table for holding the objects to be colored, means for causing rotation of said main table to carry the objects into the fields of said sprayers, said smaller tables being normally ada ted to travel With said main supporting-ta le, means for preventing said mutual travel Whenthe objects are in the fields of the sprayers, and driving means interposed between said main supporting-table and said smaller tables for causing rotation et said smaller tables upon actuation of said preventive means.

7 ln a machine for applying coloring-matter to objects, the combination with a main supporting-table, of sprayers disposed about sai table for directing coloring-matter to objects to be treated, smaller supporting members carried by said ,main support, supporting-tables pivoted to said smaller supporting members, means for causing rotation of said main support to carry the objects into the fields of said sprayers, said smaller supporting members being normally adapted to travel with said main support, detent mechanism for engaging said smaller sup orting members to prevent motion thereof W en the objects are in the fields of the corresponding sprayers, and means upon rotative motion between said main support and said smaller supports for causing rotation of said supporting-tables and the objects thereon.

8. In a machine for a plying coloring-matter to objects, the com mation with a main supporting-table, of sprayers disposed about sai table fordirecting coloring-matter to objects to be treated, smaller supporting members carried by said main support, supporting-tables pivoted to said smaller supporting members, means for causing rotation of said main support to carry the objects into the ii'elds of said sprayers, saidl smaller supporting members bein normally adapted to travel with said main support, detent mechllOO IIO

anism for engaging said smaller sup orting members to prevent motion thereof W en the obj ccts are in the fields of the corresponding sprayers, means upon rotative motion between said main support and said smaller supports for causinor rotation of said supporting-tables and the o jects thereon, and means for releasing said smaller supports after an interval to allow continued travel thereof with said main sup ort.

9. In a machine or a plying coloring-inatter to objects, the comllilnation with a circular main support provided with an annular groove and a peripheral flange, of smaller supports adapted to move in said groove, supporting-ta les pivoted to said smal er supports for Iiolding the objects to be colored, sprayers disposed about said main support for applying coloring-matter to the objects, means for causing rotation of said main sulpport to carry the objects into the fields of t e sprayers, said smaller supporting members being normally adapted to travel with said main support, means for preventing movement of said smaller supports when the object on the corresponding supporting-table is 1n the field of the corresponding sprayers, and friction-wheels interposed between said peri heral flange ,and said supporting-tables wliereby rotative motion between said flange and said smaller supporting members causes rotation of the supporting-tables.

10. In a machine for ap lying coloring'- inatter to objects, the com ination with a circular main support provided with an annular groove,` and a peripheral flange, of smaller supports adapted to move in said groove, supporting-tables pivoted to said smaller supports-for holding the objects to be colored, sprayers disposed about said main support for applying coloring-matter to the objects, means for causing rotation of said main support to carry the vobjects into the fields of the sprayers,-said smaller supportin members being normally adapted to trave with said main support, ,means for preventing movement of said smaller supports when the object on the corresponding supportingtable is in the field of the corresponding sprayers, and friction-wheels interposed between said peripheral flange and said supporting-tables whereby relative motion between said flange and said smaller supporting members causes rotation of the supportingtables, whereby said rotation ceases and said objects are carried from the fields of the vsprayers.

11. In a machine for ap lying coloringmatter to objects, the com ination with a.

support for applying coloring-matter to the objects, means for causing rotation of said main support to carry the ob'ects into the fields of the sprayers, said smalier supportin members being normally adapted to trave with said main'support, means for preventing movement of said smaller supports when i the object on the corresponding supportingtable is in the field of the corres onding sprayer, friction-wheels interposed -etween said peripheral flange yand said supportingtables whereby relative motion between said flange and said smaller supporting members causes rotation of the supportin -tables, and cam mechanism associated wit said main support for causing actuation of said sprayers only when lan object is in the field thereof.

12. In a machine for applying coloringmatter to objects, the combination With a rotatable supporting-table for carrying objects to be colored into the field of s rayers mounted about said supportin -tabll of means for causing actuation of sai sprayers only when an object is in the field thereof, and means for automatically removing the finished objects from said supporting-table.

13. In a machine for 'applying coloringmatter to objects, the combination with a rotatable supporting-table for carrying objects to be colored into the field of color-applying mechanisms disposed about said supportingtable, of means for causing actuating of said color-applying mechanism only upon the presence of an object in their fields, and a guideway'for receiving the colored objects and for guiding them to conveying mechanism.

14. In a machine for a plying coloringmatter to objects, the combination with a rotatable supporting-table for carrying objects to be colored into the field of sprayers disposed about said table, of projections from said table for holding the objects in position thereon, means for causing actuation of said sprayers only upon the presence .of an object in their fields, and a guideway for receiving the finished objects from said table and for leading the objects to a conveying mechanism, each projection serving to carry the acx companying object into and along said guideway.

15. In a machine for applying coloringmatter to objects, the combination with a rof tatable supporting-table for carrying objects to be colored into and lthrough the fields of sprayers dis osed about said table, cam mechanism or causing actuation of said sprayers only upon the presence of an object in their fields, projections from said table for yholding the object in position thereon, a

guideway disposed in thepathof the finishedv object to receive said objects and to lead, them 'to4 a conveying mechanism, a slot through said guideway through which said projections may pass, these projections serving to carry the accompanying object into sa1d guideway and upon its passage through said slot serving to move the corresponding object along said guideway.

16. In a machine for applying coloringmatter to objects, the comblnation wtih a rotatable supporting-table for carrying objects to be colored into the ield of s rayers mount-k ed about said supporting-tab e, of means for causing actuation ofL said sprayers to yapply coloring-matter to the objects as they travel with the supporting-table, and means for automatically removing the iinished objects from said Asupporting-table.

17. ln a machine for ap lying vcoloringmatter to objects, the combination with a continuously-traveling. supporting-table, of smaller tables carried by said main table for holding objects to be colored, sprayers d1sposed about said main supporting-table, detent means for preventing movement of the smaller tables with the main supporting-table within the field of the sprayers, and means after application of coloring-matter to the objects for releasing the smaller tables.

18. ln a machine for applying coloringmatter to objects, the combination with a main supporting-table, of smaller tables mounted thereon for holding objects to be colored, sprayers dis osed about said main supporting-table, sai main supporting-table being continuously movabvle to carry objects on the smaller tables thereon into the fields of the sprayers, means when an object arrives in the field of the sprayer for stopping its travel with the main table, means for automatically causing actuation of the corresponding sprayer to apply coloring-matter to the detained object, and automatic means for releasing the smaller table carrying the colored object.

19. In a machine for applying coloringmatter to objects, the combination with a main supporting-table, of smaller tables for holding objects to be colored, means for causing continuous travel of the main table, said smaller tables being movable with relation to the main table but normally traveling therewith, sprayers disposed about the main supporting-table for directing ,coloring-matter, means for preventing further movement of a smaller table when the object thereon is carried into the iield of a sprayer, means automatically actuated by the moving main table for causing actuation of the sprayers only when objects are lin the field thereof, and means automatically actuated by the traveling main table for causing release of the detained smaller table after the object thereon has receivedsuflicient colorin -matten 20. In a machine for applying coloringmatter to objects, the combination with a main supporting-table, of smaller tables thereon for holding objects to be colored, means for causing continuous travel of the main table, s rayers disposed with the 'traveling main ta le, the objects being normally carried-on the smaller tables with the mam table, a detent-frame disposed in the path of the smaller tables to revent further travel of the objec't thereon W en the object thereon -arrives inthe ield` of a sprayer, means for causing actuation of a s rayer when an object arrives in its field, andp means controlled by the traveling main table for automatically releasing the detent-frame from the smaller table tol allow Jfurther travel thereof with the main table.

21. 1n a machine for applying coloriugmatter to objects, the com ination with a main supportin table, of smaller tables thereon tor hol ing objects to be colored, means for causing continued travel of said main table, sprayers disposed near the main table for directing coloring-matter toward ob'- jects carried on the smaller tables, a detentlever disposed to prevent travel of successive smaller tables as they arrive in the eld of the sprayers, means for causing actuation of the sprayers to apply coloring-matter to the object on the detained table, and cam mechanism associated with the traveling table for causing actuation of the detent-lever to release the smaller table with the colored object thereon whereby said smaller table may again travel with the main supporting-table.

22. ln a machine for applying coloringmatter to objects, the combinationwith a main supporting-table, of smaller tables thereon for holding objects to be colored, sprayers disposed near said main table, means for causing continued travel of the main table, said smaller tables being normally caused to travel with the main table by virtue oi only their frictional engagement therewith, a detent-lever normally `disposed in the path of the smaller tables to prevent movement thereof when the object thereon arrives in the eld of a sprayer, and means automatically controlled by the traveling table for moving they detent-lever from the path of the smaller tables whereby said smaller tables may again travel with the main table.

23. in amachine for applying coloringmatter to objects, the combination with a main supporting-table, of smaller tables carried thereon for j, supporting objects to be colored, sprayers disposed about the supportmatter to objects, the combination with a main supporting-table having a groove, of smaller rectangular tables disposed in said groove ,for carrying objects to be colored,

vsprayers disposed near the main table, means for causing continued travel of the main table, said smaller tables bein carried with 'the 'main table by virtue of t eir rictional enga ement only to carry the objects into the elds of the sprayers, cam mechanism automatically actuated by the traveling main table for causing actuation of the sprayers only when an object is in the 'lield thereof, detent means for preventing movement of the smaller table with the main table when.

smaller rectangular tables disposed within said grooves, a circular disk pivoted on each smaller table for su porting an object to be colored, sprayers table,'means for causing continuous travel of the main table to normally carrythe smaller tables by virtue of frictional engagement only, detent means for engaging the rectangular tables when the object thereon arrives in the field of a sprayer, cam mechanism controlled by the traveling table for causing actuation nof the sprayers when the object arrives in the iield thereof, means for causin rapidrotation of the object when the detent mechanism becomes effective, and means automatically controlled by the traveling inatlon with a lsposed near the mainv table for releasing the detent means whereby rotation of the object ceases and whereby the rectangular table is again carried with vthe main t]able. hm f 26.11amac'e oral' colorinmatter to objects, the coili-lnlalon withga main supporting-table for supporting the objects to be colored, sprayers disposed about said table, means for causing movement of said main table to carry the objects into the ield of the sprayers, means for preventing travel of the objects while coloring-matter is being applied, a casing surrounding the object upon a plication of coloring-matter thereto, and an means for withdrawing surplus coloring-matter from about the object within said casing.

27. ln a `machine for ap lying coloringmatter to objects, the combinatlon with a main supporting-table for carrying the objects, a casing disposed above the table, sprayers within said casin for directing coloringmatter, said main tale serving to carry the objects into said casing, means for preventing further travel of the objects when in said casing, means controlled by the traveling table for causing actuation of the sprayers when the object arrives within said casing, and fan mechanism for removing surplus coloring-matter from 'about the object within the caslng. v

In Witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name this 26th day of October, A. D.

CHARLES L. BURDICK. Witnesses:

H. D. JAMESON, 5F. L. RAND. 

